The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. For example, while holding a physical prop, such as a welding torch, the hand tracking remains robust. What a time to be alive!

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. So here are some of the ways we can expect the $350 billion video game industry to evolve in 2024, bringing us greater immersion, more realistic experiences, and, most of all, fun! Time will tell.

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AR Insider

JUNE 3, 2020

A great alternative to Unity is Epic’s Unreal Engine by the way. Reality Composer is a great example of a free yet powerful piece of software, helping developers create interactive 3D content for web AR or more specifically for ‘AR Quick Look’ on Safari. Know your size limits.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

If you’re unfamiliar with visual scripting environments, such as Unreal Engine’s ‘Blueprints’ for example, it’s a way to visually represent objects, actions, properties etc. And to get you started, the developers have produced a series of LogiX video tutorials too. This new feature, is called LogiX.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For example, people are able to try on clothes digitally or take guitar lessons in a shared 3D space, without leaving their apartment. Large companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Epic Games, Roblox as well as smaller startups are working on creating products for the Metaverse as we speak. The use cases seem sheer endless.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2022

A few months ago, Xiaomi unveiled a concept video for its upcoming smart glasses, which should have featurd notifications from the phone, automatic translation of text from/to the Chinese language, map directions, and many other features, while still offering a very sleek design. Quest v43 update to bring 16:9 video recording.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2021

We all like to shoot videos and screenshots of the VR experiences we play : sometimes to me it is a necessity because I need content to insert inside my articles for my blog, but in general, we all love to save some great moments we had in VR, in the same way we feel the need to take a picture when something interesting is happening in real life.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

For example, Chinese technology company Easpeed developed “no-touch” hologram buttons for elevators, to avoid having to touch surfaces and lowering the risk of spreading COVID-19. For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!! New applications in VR/AR are continuously being realized, in ways not previously imagined.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Unreal Engine 4 is also an industry standard although it has a steeper learning curve than Unity. Examples are HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Cardboard and other that are now very popular VR platforms for building experiences. Google VR SDK is popular for building virtual reality applications for Android and iOS.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

According to the Improbable website, SpatialOS “gives you the power to seamlessly stitch together multiple servers and game engines like Unreal and Unity to power massive, persistent worlds with more players than ever before.” Right now, the most common use case for networked 3D experiences is online video games.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

This startup just exited from stealth mode, is like Google Maps but for the interior of shopping centers, offices, and other closed environments. For example, an activity that normally takes 8 hours could be completed in 45 minutes”. Unreal Engine 4.25 More info (Google Lens) More info (AR copy to Photoshop) More info (VROOM).

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 8, 2022

Basically, if the metaverse is the new internet, then everyone wants to be the new Google - holding the keys to the huge amounts of money to be made from selling advertising there. The metaverse concept emerged from the world of computer and video gaming, which has been creating vast, interactive, multi-user environments for decades.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Small startups can’t compete with big companies, so usually, startups produce expensive headsets at a smaller scale to survive : see VRgineers or Varjo as an example. With a lot of sadness, I’m here watching the photos and the videos of WCVRI , the big Chinese conference about VR that is held every year in Nanchang.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2017

There are two ends of the spectrum from audio production ranging from pure live capture and pure audio production, which happens to mirror the differences between passive 360 video capture and interative, real-time CGI games.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

First of all, AI can be important to improve the quality of VR, and DLSS is a clear example of it. Video courtesy NVIDIA). It is a bit like GIT (or Google Doc, if you find it easier to imagine), but for artists and designers. . “XR and Artificial Intelligence are increasingly going to be seen together” , he said.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

I think that, after a year, its specifications don’t sound exceptional anymore and maybe it is better that LG jumps directly to a second generation or that enters the standalone market (as it seems, since there are some rumors about a new revolutionary headset screen developed by Google and LG). Oculus Go showcased.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. Ben: Yeah, like we work with-- Pukka is a good example, they make custom hats. Alan: Oh, it's fine.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. Ben: Yeah, like we work with-- Pukka is a good example, they make custom hats. Alan: Oh, it's fine.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. Ben: Yeah, like we work with-- Pukka is a good example, they make custom hats. Alan: Oh, it's fine.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

AN: In the below video of Pangu Smart Home, the user gives some commands in Chinese to the system, like “close the curtains”, or “change the color of light” and sees the home environment reacting accordingly (thanks to Miss S for the help in understanding this)]. I’ve read about the PanguVR engine. What is it?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And then if you take things like Unreal Engine, they're doing concerts on their Fortnite platform. So instead of playing a video game and shooting everybody, you're enjoying a concert by Trevor Scott or whoever. And a prime example of that, as you know, is-- I won't even say it. Are they the right investors? Are they on VR?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And then if you take things like Unreal Engine, they're doing concerts on their Fortnite platform. So instead of playing a video game and shooting everybody, you're enjoying a concert by Trevor Scott or whoever. And a prime example of that, as you know, is-- I won't even say it. Are they the right investors? Are they on VR?

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

In mid March , Google announced the end of Google Glass Enterprise. I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. I don’t play video games much, other than on my phone, so I hadn’t noticed just how amazing graphics, environments and characters have become.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Lindero's first product was an educational application/software called “ Milo and Brandie’s Jungle Adventure ”, released on Apple Store and Google Play. Present Deliverables - 60% Lindero brings good quality virtual reality content to the public, whether it's a 720-degree video or CGI content.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And then if you take things like Unreal Engine, they're doing concerts on their Fortnite platform. So instead of playing a video game and shooting everybody, you're enjoying a concert by Trevor Scott or whoever. And a prime example of that, as you know, is-- I won't even say it. Are they the right investors? Are they on VR?

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

So let’s dive in: what are some of the best examples that you or your team has worked on in this type of role? So for example, if it cost $100,000 to be able to put [up] my hundred earrings, what is the uptick that you’re seeing in sales? There’s tons and tons of examples out there. Alan: Incredible.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

So let’s dive in: what are some of the best examples that you or your team has worked on in this type of role? So for example, if it cost $100,000 to be able to put [up] my hundred earrings, what is the uptick that you’re seeing in sales? There’s tons and tons of examples out there. Alan: Incredible.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

From the vantage of the early 90s and the first web pages, not even science fiction authors predicted Instagram influencers, a US president tweeting policy or 300 hours of video being uploaded to YouTube every minute – so we can only make some early guesses! In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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ARVR

AUGUST 16, 2021

Coming up with a great idea for a new video game is a great first step, but then you need to figure out how to create it. Because of the added features, the video game development costs will increase to somewhere between $60,000?—?$120,000. On the Google Play Store, this number is 477,877. You’re also wondering about the costs.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company has not posted real photos or footage from the glasses, just a promo video with an accompanying blog post detailed some of their characteristics. There is also a good example of a part of the day of a person in the metaverse. (Thanks to Will Burns for the tip). Yes, you’ve read everything well. It has 4.5DOF.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ll give you an example. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? So the traditional way to do it is to use Unreal or Unity. Dan: So let me give an example. It stands for effortless.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ll give you an example. So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? So the traditional way to do it is to use Unreal or Unity. Dan: So let me give an example. It stands for effortless.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

This is the first post in a series of technical posts in which we will be covering the bare bones of a Virtual Reality API (Application Programming Interface) and coding a few examples using it. You may be saying “Come on! As a developer, we haven’t control over the runtime in which our application will execute (i.e.:

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

I'll give you an example. So you don't know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? So the traditional way to do it is to use Unreal or Unity. Dan: So let me give an example. We've just done one in Bologna in Italy.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. Yeah, well, that’s for video games.”

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. In 2013, after 10 years of creating video games, he joined Magic Leap where he was promoted to senior director, overseeing content and SDK teams. Yeah, well, that’s for video games.”

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I can take a video, it stitches on my phone. Beyond that, I mean, you’re able to create completely new 2D videos from the 360 perspective. When you open the box, camera’s inside, but there’s also a VR viewer, like a little Google Cardboard kind of thing, a little plastic thing that you slap on your phone.

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